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RAQ/DESQ

Installation & User's Guide

Manual Rev 1 - January 2012

p/n 1490-00086-001

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Page 1 RAQ/DESQ Installation & User’s Guide Manual Rev 1 - January 2012 p/n 1490-00086-001...
Page 2: Important Safety Information
Caution: DOUBLE POLE/NEUTRAL FUSING Canada Warning: The Axia QOR power supply incorporates an inter- “This digital apparatus does not exceed the Class A nal fuse. Hazardous voltages may still be present on limits for radio noise emissions set out in the Radio...
Page 3 Failure to allow proper ventilation could damage the unit or create a fire hazard. Do not place the units on a carpet, bed- ding, or other materials that could interfere with any panel ventilation openings. ©2012 Axia Audio...
Page 4: Customer Service
Inquiry@AxiaAudio.com Copyright © 2012 by TLS Corporation. Published by Axia Audio. We reserve the right to make improvements or changes in the prod- ucts described in this manual, which may affect the product specifications, or to revise the manual without notice. All rights reserved.
Page 5: Warranty
Notice Feedback is welcome All versions, claims of compatibility, trademarks, etc. At Axia, we love to hear your feedback. If you find of hardware and software products not made by Axia anything in this manual that you feel needs clarifica-...
Page 6: Table Of Contents
Chapter Three: Console Operation ... 21 GPIO Configuration Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . ©2012 Axia Audio...
Page 7 Ethernet Switch settings (Preconfigured) . . . . . Chapter Seven: Networking with DESQ and RAQ . . 52 Inputs ......52 Outputs .
Page 9 We realize that it’s not due to our efforts alone much they loved what Axia did for them. Word got that these things have happened — it’s due to yours. around, and we sold thousands of consoles (enough...
Page 11: Getting Started
You’ve probably unpacked your boxes and are sitting logic commands with any audio source. next to a pile of Axia gear, wondering what to do first. Here’s what you need to know in order to get started: • Chapter 6: Advanced Controls discusses advanced Packed with your RAQ/DESQ is a cable with features that are configured in configuration web pages.
Page 13: Fast Five: How To Pass Audio In 5 Minutes Or Less
192.168.2.100, subnet mask 255.255.255.0, with no Select single studio if you have a single DESQ or Gateway setting nor DNS settings. RAQ. Select twin studio if you have two connected to If you wish to use a different subnet for your Livewire the same QOR.
Page 14 • Locate the Soft Key of channel 1 and press it twice. Do the same for channel 2 but select “Stereo-Src”. Again for channel 3, selecting “1kHz Tone”. Above the MONITORS knob, press the PGM 1 but- ©2012 Axia Audio...
Page 15: Chapter One: Setup And Connections
To install the DESQ surface in your studio, all you vices. These external audio devices may be analog or need is a desk – no cutout required. To install the RAQ AES devices. surface, all you need is 4 RU in a standard 19 inch rack.
Page 16: Qor.16: Rear Panel
Master or Slave. This principle ap- used for audio I/O, Ethernet, GPIO, power supply and plies to all Axia Livewire devices. Any Livewire the connections to your control surfaces. Note that we network will have only a single Master.
Page 17 Please take appropriate precautions if you connect The QOR includes GPIO ports, with pinouts in the anything other than a microphone to these inputs when same configuration as the GPIO ports on other Axia products. Please refer to Chapter 5: Configuring GPIO Phantom power is enabled.
Page 18: Ethernet Connections
• Two 1000 Mbps (Gigabit) ports are used for connec- tions to other QOR units, or, in larger networks, for The RAQ and DESQ surfaces must be connected to a connections to an Ethernet Core switch. Note that CanBus port on the QOR using only the supplied 6-con- these two ports are used as trunks and are not intend- ductor cables.
Page 19 IP Address Configuration ists. The querier will be passed off transparently To access System Settings from a RAQ or DESQ to another switch should the core switch fail or be disconnected.
Page 21: Chapter Two: Inputs And Outputs
Inputs and Outputs In this chapter we’ll discuss how to configure the inputs and outputs for your RAQ and DESQ consoles by using your computer’s web browser. While browsing this chapter you may find useful the block diagrams in Appendix B.
Page 22: Source Profiles
3) contain all of the “snapshot” settings that would be associated with a scene or preset. This terminology is The result of all this is that RAQ or DESQ is always commonly used in the sound reinforcement or recording presented with complete, consistent information about studio industries.
Page 23: Creating A New Source
Create button to proceed to the Source Profile options. sources. Most originate with the rear panel input con- nectors and are used locally with a RAQ or DESQ; some audio sources may be obtained from other devices in your Livewire network, and some audio sources (PGM1, PGM2, etc) are generated internally.
Page 24: Source Type
Mic, Analog or AES from the drop-down menu. band and the gain of the band. The QOR has a limit of 8 This source may also be a Livewire source which means simultaneous channels with EQ. ©2012 Axia Audio...
Page 25: Source Availability
Preview Mode Permits you to choose whether Preview acts in CUE Feed to Source (codec, Phone, Studio Feed only) (pre-fader) or SOLO (post-fader) mode. If this source is a Phone or Codec type and there is a ©2012 Axia Audio...
Page 26: Feed To Source Dim Gain
The other functions may be enabled or disabled as • Livewire Outputs - This is a group of specified audio ©2012 Axia Audio...
Page 27: Outputs
V-Mixer and V-Mode outputs are assigned in the QOR Outputs section and delivered to your Livewire Controls for the V-mixer’s input channels include: network. Once V-Mixer and V-Mode signals are a part • From the drop-down menu, you may select Source: ©2012 Axia Audio...
Page 28: V-Mode Controls
Left and Right channels. The output of V-Mix and V-Mode channels can be assigned to outputs like any normal audio source. Figure 2-8: GPIO Configuration Adding Backfeeds and GPIO Just to the right of each name Local Output ©2012 Axia Audio...
Page 29 What’s Next When you’re ready, join us in Chapter 3: Console Operation where we’ll show you how to use the various controls of the DESQ and of the RAQ mixing surfaces. ©2012 Axia Audio...
Page 31: Chapter Three: Console Operation
In addition to the meter displays, the DESQ has a always been one of the most confusing aspects of run- time of day clock and a count-up timer. RAQ does not ning a radio console. RAQ/DESQ makes mix-minus have this additional display.
Page 32: Gpio
Conversely, channels Although consoles have a fixed number of channels, can be removed from a multiple Preview selection by you are not limited to that number of sources. The RAQ pressing and holding any lit key and dese-...
Page 33 When viewing these menus, the control Options play many different parameters relevant to each fad- is pressed to select the function, and rotated to set er. Normally the display will show the name of the the value. ©2012 Axia Audio...
Page 34 Doing so allows fader-start pushing the fader all the way to the bottom of its adjustments to fader options, gain trim, input gain travel turns the module off, and sends appropri- ©2012 Axia Audio...
Page 35 Figure 3-2: RAQ trim, pan, or input selection to be made just by rotat- ing the knob. This Control Room Monitor Select Keys: group of keys selects the source that is delivered to This key toggles the Soft meter your control room monitor speakers. The operator...
Page 36 Room Monitors. This output will automatically typical in a stop watch. Run-Stop starts and stop the MUTE whenever any Control Room microphone is timer. Reset will set the timer back to zero value. ON or when Record Mode is active ©2012 Axia Audio...
Page 37: Source-Specific Channel Controls
Each Phone Channel has its mic affects CR Monitor speaker and Preview speaker own discrete Feed-to-Source mix-minus output. muting. Each RAQ/DESQ can accommodate six automat- ically-generated mix-minus feeds (one per channel). If When the board operator pushes a key, all the Feed-to-Source mode is set to “Auto”, (the most...
Page 38: Codec Channel
When the operator uses the Softkey to talk to the phone or codec source, the OLED displays TALKBACK. Now that you’re familiar with RAQ/DESQ controls, let’s learn to tap the power of Show Profiles. When the remote mute function is activated, the...
Page 39: Chapter Four: Show Profiles
You can save and recall up to four unique Show Pro- • Choose this option when you want to Reset. files to customize the RAQ and DESQ for different con- construct an entire Show Profile completely from ditions. scratch and reset all parameters to their default state or value.
Page 40 Preview speaker. To do this, you would setup a source profile for the Talkback audio and • This checkbox determines whether Volume Adjust: specify that source as External Preview you will permit the operator to change the volume ©2012 Axia Audio...
Page 41: User Interface
“live” with a mic, this option tions are allowed. Any unchecked boxes will prohibit saves you from the need to assign the Operator Mic the operator from accessing these functions when source type to a fader for Talkback to Codecs or Phones. ©2012 Axia Audio...
Page 42 Talk functions to backfeeds. What’s Next? We have mentioned GPIO many times in the preced- ing chapters. Join us in Chapter 5 to learn how to inter- face the logic functions with the real world. ©2012 Axia Audio...
Page 43: Chapter Five: Configuring Gpio
Chapter Five: Axia GPIO ports can deliver unique command sets for the following types of devices: Mic (Operator, Guest, Producer) Line Input Configuring GPIO Codec Telephone Hybrid This chapter explains how to set up QOR GPIO. We Computer Playback Device also invite you to read the GPIO Node User’s Manual,...
Page 44: Gpio Operator's Microphone Logic
Input Common Common for all 5 inputs Connect to power supply of source device or to Pin 9 NOT CONNECTED OUTPUT COMMON RETURN ØV (GND) SOURCE +5 V POWER SOURCE GPIO v.”ZA” 4/2009 ©2012 Axia Audio...
Page 45: Gpio Control Room Guest Microphone Logic
Source Supply Common for all 5 inputs Connect to power supply of source device or to Pin 9 NOT CONNECTED OUTPUT COMMON RETURN ØV (GND) SOURCE +5 V POWER SOURCE GPIO v.”ZA” 4/2009 ©2012 Axia Audio...
Page 46: Gpio Producer's Microphone Logic
Source Supply Common for all 5 inputs Connect to power supply of source device or to Pin 9 NOT CONNECTED OUTPUT COMMON RETURN ØV (GND) SOURCE +5 V POWER SOURCE GPIO v.”ZA” 4/2009 ©2012 Axia Audio...
Page 47: Gpio Line Input Logic
Source Supply Common for all 5 inputs Connect to power supply of source device or to Pin 9 NOT CONNECTED OUTPUT COMMON RETURN ØV (GND) SOURCE +5 V POWER SOURCE GPIO v.”ZA” 4/2009 ©2012 Axia Audio...
Page 48: Gpio Codec Logic
Source Supply Common for all 5 inputs Connect to power supply of source device or to Pin 9 NOT CONNECTED OUTPUT COMMON RETURN ØV (GND) SOURCE +5 V POWER SOURCE GPIO v.”ZA” 4/2009 ©2012 Axia Audio...
Page 49: Gpio Telephone Hybrid Logic
Source Supply Common for all 5 inputs Connect to power supply of source device or to Pin 9 NOT CONNECTED OUTPUT COMMON RETURN ØV (GND) SOURCE +5 V POWER SOURCE GPIO v.”ZA” 4/2009 ©2012 Axia Audio...
Page 50: Gpio Control Room Monitor Logic
Source Supply Common for all 5 inputs Connect to power supply of source device or to Pin 9 NOT CONNECTED OUTPUT COMMON RETURN ØV (GND) SOURCE +5 V POWER SOURCE GPIO v.”ZA” 4/2009 ©2012 Axia Audio...
Page 51: Gpio Computer Playback Device Logic
Source Supply Common for all 5 inputs Connect to power supply of source device or to Pin 9 NOT CONNECTED OUTPUT COMMON RETURN ØV (GND) SOURCE +5 V POWER SOURCE GPIO v.”ZA” 4/2009 ©2012 Axia Audio...
Page 52: Assigning Gpio To A Source
The source we’ve been using for this demon- stration is a telephone hybrid; we can now observe the pin status indicators change as we turn the chan- Figure 5-1: GPIO Port Assignment nel on and off, as shown in Figure 5-3. ©2012 Axia Audio...
Page 54: Output Connections
Please note that this section is provided as a “jump- Output Connections start” introduction to Axia GPIO nodes. For a fuller The GPIO port’s outputs are opto-isolated. Current understanding of the GPIO node’s options and require- should be limited 100 mA through each output, with the ments, you may wish to read the GPIO Node User’s...
Page 55 TALK TO EXT command and EXT PREVIEW command of the CR Monitor logic. What's Next When you’re ready, join us in Chapter 6 for a com- prehensive “under the hood” discussion of Advanced Controls. ©2012 Axia Audio...
Page 56: Chapter Six: Advanced Controls
Chapter Six: Advanced Controls Many of the RAQ/DESQ features can be customized by software settings.. And owners like you have given us great ideas for new operational capabilities, some of which are included in our periodic software updates. With that in mind, we strive to keep our documentation as up-to-date as possible.
Page 57: The Customize Menu
A reboot is necessary facility, enter that address here. A gateway is re- to load the new software choice. quired for advanced IP address configurations From time to time, Axia makes » Upload Image: and for connection to an external NTP server.
Page 58: Log, Log History And Log Setup Menus
All QOR settings can be saved those you might find useful: » Backup Settings: in a single operation and backed up to a location displays the number Axia has assigned » Address: on your local drive. When you select the to each connected unit.
Page 59: Brightness Control Menu
From time to time, » Upload Firmware Group: new module firmware may become available from Axia. You may install new firmware by choosing Browse and then Upload. NOTE: Updating a module takes it offline during the update process. While audio playing through the module’s faders will continue uninterrupted,...
Page 60 What’s Next RAQ and DESQ are designed to be the perfect stand- alone IP consoles. But what if you want to use your RAQ or DESQ as part of a larger Livewire studio network? No problem! Read on as we configure networking options.
Page 62: Chapter Seven: Networking With Desq And Raq
Source Profile. The type of source (CR mic, Guest mic, • A RAQ or DESQ surface can load and utilize codec, phone, etc) determined parameters such as moni- sources from other studios connected to your tor muting and backfeeds.
Page 63: Outputs
Channel Number of that source is 1037 and it is coming source to network users. This field will override the from an Axia node named AES-103. The source has a source name specified in the local Source Profile. designation of CODEC_1 on that node. Everything else •...
Page 64 IGMP standard ensures that the multicast querier is handled by the core switch if one exists. The querier function will be passed off transparently to another switch should the core switch fail or be disconnected. ©2012 Axia Audio...
Page 65: Appendix A: Specifications
Analog Input to Analog Output: <0.008%, 1 kHz, +18 dBu input, +18 dBu output Digital Input to Digital Output: <0.0003%, 1 kHz, -20 dBFS Digital Input to Analog Output: <0.005%, 1 kHz, -6 dBFS input, +18 dBu output ©2012 Axia Audio...
Page 66 Feed-to-Source A n Mono Mono mix-minus output feeds the left side of a stereo connection. “Talk to...” function enabled. Feed-to-Source B n Mono Mono mix-minus output feeds the right side of a stereo connection. “Talk to...” function disabled. ©2012 Axia Audio...
Page 67: Appendix B: Block Diagrams
OPERATOR PREVIEW FADER MICROPHONE Σ PREVIEW SOURCE FADER PGM.1 Σ PROGRAM 1 PGM.2 PHONE RECORD Σ PROGRAM 2 Σ PHONE TALK TO X Σ TALK TO X Revised: March 2012 Figure B-1 Block Diagram - Operator Microphone ©2012 Axia Audio...
Page 68 STUDIO GUEST FADER PREVIEW MICROPHONE Σ PREVIEW SOURCE FADER PGM.1 Σ PROGRAM 1 PGM.2 RECORD PHONE Σ PROGRAM 2 Σ PHONE TALK TO CR Σ TALK TO CR Revised: March 2012 Figure B-2 Block Diagram - Guest Microphone ©2012 Axia Audio...
Page 69 SOURCE STEREO LEFT FADER RIGHT SUM L+R PGM.1 Σ PROGRAM 1 PGM.2 RECORD PHONE Σ PROGRAM 2 Σ PHONE JOIN TALK TO X Σ TALK TO X Revised: March 2012 Figure B-3 Block Diagram - Line Source ©2012 Axia Audio...
Page 70 PGM 1 PGM 1 MIX PHONE SOURCE SUM TO LEFT SUM TO RIGHT PGM 2 TALK TO BOTH PGM 2 MIX PHONE PHONE MIX TALK TO X MIX Figure B-4 Block Diagram - Phone Source Revised: March 2012 ©2012 Axia Audio...
Page 71 PGM 1 PGM 1 MIX CODEC SOURCE SUM TO LEFT SUM TO RIGHT PGM 2 TALK LEFT ONLY PGM 2 MIX PHONE PHONE MIX TALK TO X MIX Figure B-5 Block Diagram - Codec Source Revised: March 2012 ©2012 Axia Audio...
Page 72 PGM 2 PGM 2 MIX VMIX VMIX MODE VMODE OUTPUT Pass Stereo Mono sum to left only Mono sum to right only Combine from left and right Figure B-6 Block Diagram - Master Output Revised: March 2012 ©2012 Axia Audio...
Page 73 PREVIEW IN LEVEL EXT PREVIEW TALK TO ∑ TALK TO CR CR OUTPUT TALK TO X MIX TALK TO EXTERNAL TALK TO ∑ TALK TO X EXT OUT Figure B-7 Block Diagram - Monitor Output Revised: March 2012 ©2012 Axia Audio...
Page 75: Appendix C: Channel / Ip Worksheets
Appendix C: Channel / IP Worksheets The scalable nature of Axia Livewire audio networks makes it possible to construct systems of any size - from a single room to an entire multi-studio facility. Since Livewire components – Audio Nodes, Elements, StudioEngines, PowerStation, etc. – are connected with Ethernet, each one requires a unique IP (Internet Protocol) address.
Page 77 Axia Audio Channel Assignment Worksheet - SOURCES Channel ID Number Device Name Device Location Notes ©2012 Axia Audio...
Page 78 Axia Audio Channel Assignment Worksheet - DESTINATIONS Channel ID Number Device Name Device Location Notes ©2012 Axia Audio...
Page 79: Warranty
Avenue, Cleveland, Ohio 44114. Axia Audio at its option will either repair or replace the Product and such action shall be the full extent of Axia Audio’s obligation under this Warranty. After the Product is repaired or replaced, Axia Audio will return it to the party that sent the Product and Axia Audio will pay for the cost of shipping.
Page 80 Axia Audio, a Telos Alliance Company • 1241 Superior Ave. • Cleveland, Ohio, 44114, USA • +1.216.241.7225 • www.AxiaAudio.com...

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